cleo add

Create new task with metadata (title, priority, labels, phase, dependencies)

cleo add

Create new task with metadata (title, priority, labels, phase, dependencies)

Agent Relevance: High - Frequently used by LLM agents

Synopsis

cleo add "TITLE" [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Description
--format	Output format: text, json
--quiet	Suppress output, return only essential data
--json	Force JSON output
--human	Force human-readable output
--dry-run	Preview changes without applying

This command supports JSON output via --json flag for LLM agent integration.

Examples

Basic Usage

cleo add

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning	Recoverable
0	Success	No
2	Invalid arguments	No
3	File operation failure	No
4	Resource not found	No
5	Missing dependency	No
6	Validation error	No
7	Lock timeout	Yes
10	Parent task not found	No
11	Max depth exceeded	No
12	Max siblings exceeded	No
13	Invalid parent type	No

See Also

• Commands Index - Full command reference
• update - Modify tasks
• complete - Mark tasks done